Plough’s “Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter” – Review by Bradley Jersak
Plough Publishing, “Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter”
Review by Bradley Jersak
Plough Publishing has once again offered a high-quality treasure-trove from Christianity’s classical authors. Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter is a beautiful hardcover (with sleeve) expanded edition of daily devotional readings for Lent and Easter. This anthology of 96 daily readings (about 2-1/2 pages or ~600 words each) gathers together riches from across the centuries–from the early church fathers to medieval mystics to modern saints, and a number of living authors. It features scholars, mystics, activists and literary giants from the Greek East to the Latin West and represents both Catholic and Protestant voices. While Plough has plumbed the spiritual depths of the tradition, each selection is bite-sized and accessible as a nourishing taste of daily bread, This expanded edition has added many voices and warrants its place as a keeper for annual use well beyond the bounds of the Lenten season and Pentecost.
Each section also includes an opening, soul-stirring poem (worthy of memorization).
The seven sections are:
- Invitation
- Temptation
- Passion
- Crucifixion
- Resurrection
- New Life
- Pentecost
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